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New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research. Oceanographic expeditions. General records

 Fonds
Identifier: 1005E
Abstract

This collection derives from many of the oceanographic expeditions of the Department of Tropical Research, between 1923 and 1957, led by William Beebe. It includes records created during the DTR's explorations in the depth of the sea with the submersible diving bell, the bathysphere. Documentation and disposition of marine specimens is a major topic. Study materials and miscellaneous correspondence are also included, with pediculates and other deep-sea fishes among the prominent subjects.

Dates: 1923-1957

New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research. Oceanographic expeditions. Noma and Arcturus records

 Fonds
Identifier: 1005F
Abstract The bulk of this collection consists of records created by the Department of Tropical Research, under the direction of William Beebe, during their investigation of the Sargasso Sea, Humboldt Current, and Hudson Gorge, aboard the Arcturus. Records include the logbook of the steamship, dredging records, haul summaries, outlines and field notes on fishes, data on deep-sea fauna, and background notes for published studies. Additionally, this collection holds some...
Dates: 1923-1925

New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research. Oceanographic expeditions. Zaca records

 Fonds
Identifier: 1005G
Abstract

The New York Zoological Society's Department of Tropical Research, led by William Beebe, used the diesel schooner Zaca for two expeditions, the first in 1936 in the Gulf of California, and the second in 1937-1938 in the Eastern Pacific. These records include station data, dredging and net haul records, vertebrate catalogs, miscellaneous correspondence, and data on invertebrates, fishes, and fish stomach examinations.

Dates: 1936-1938

New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research. Research Associate. Gloria Hollister Anable papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1006
Abstract Gloria Hollister Anable, nee Gloria Hollister, was a naturalist and ichthyologist who, from 1928-1941, was employed as a Research Associate under Dr. William Beebe in the New York Zoological Society’s Department of Tropical Research. As a Research Assistant, she specialized in preparing ichthyological specimens, and she developed a new technique for preparing fish specimens in which the skin and internal organs of the fish were made transparent, rendering their skeletons far more useful for...
Dates: 1914 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1947

New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research. Terrestrial expeditions. British Guiana and Venezuela records

 Fonds
Identifier: 1005B
Abstract

These records document ecological studies undertaken by the Department of Tropical Research in British Guiana and Venezuela between 1916 and 1924. Chiefly represented are field and anatomical data on more than 400 species of birds, and research and manuscript materials on the fishes of Kartabo, British Guiana. Additional records document the ecology and invertebrates of Kartabo and amphibians, reptiles, and mammals observed in British Guiana and Venezuela.

Dates: 1916 - 1924

New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research. Terrestrial expeditions. Simla Station, Trinidad records

 Fonds
Identifier: 1005D
Abstract

This collection consists of handwritten and typed notes and field observations, primarily by William Beebe, during the New York Zoological Society's Department of Tropical Research studies at Simla Station, Trinidad, between 1949 and 1961.

Dates: 1949 - 1961

New York Zoological Society. International Conservation bluebooks

 Collection
Identifier: 4041
Abstract The collection holds of the records of the international programs of the New York Zoological Society (NYZS), with records relating to NYZS sponsorship of field research and wildlife conservation projects carried out from the 1970s to the early 1990s. These grants funded ecological studies of animals and regions, as well as projects promoting wildlife conservation education, conservation legislation, and the creation of protected areas. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1973 - 1989; 1962 - 1993

New York Zoological Society. Office of President. Robert G. Goelet records

 Fonds
Identifier: 1064
Abstract

Robert Guestier Goelet served in several executive roles at the New York Zoological Society (NYZS), including President from 1971 to 1975. This collection includes material related to Annual Society and Members Meetings and international conservation programs and projects in Asia, Africa, and South America.

Dates: 1959 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1972

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Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation 6
Bathysphere 4
Scientific expeditions 4
Scientific expeditions -- Trinidad and Tobago 4
Wildlife conservation 4
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Scientific expeditions -- Bermuda Islands 3
Scientific expeditions -- Galapagos Islands 3
Scientific expeditions -- Tropics 3
Fishes -- Catalogs and collections 2
Ichthyologists 2
Invertebrates -- Catalogs and collections 2
Scientific expeditions -- California, Gulf of (Mexico) 2
Scientific expeditions -- Guyana 2
Scientific expeditions -- Pacific Ocean 2
Scientific expeditions -- Venezuela 2
Submersibles 2
Whales 2
Wildlife conservation -- Fieldwork 2
Wildlife research 2
Zoos -- Administration 2
Amphibians -- Guyana 1
Amphibians -- Trinidad 1
Amphibians -- Venezuela 1
Aquarists 1
Aquarium animals 1
Aquatic animals 1
Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) 1
Bering Sea controversy 1
Biological illustration 1
Birds -- Bermuda Islands 1
Birds -- Guyana 1
Birds -- Trinidad 1
Birds -- Venezuela 1
Birds of paradise (Birds) 1
Cancer in animals 1
Fishes 1
Fishes -- Bermuda Islands 1
Fishes -- Genetics 1
Fishes -- Guyana 1
Fishes -- Trinidad 1
Fishes -- Venezuela 1
Fishes -- West Indies 1
Galapagos tortoise 1
Geneticists 1
Insects -- Trinidad 1
Invertebrates -- Identification 1
Mammalogists 1
Mammals -- Guyana 1
Mammals -- Research 1
Mammals -- Trinidad 1
Mammals -- Venezuela 1
Marine animals -- Bermuda Islands 1
Melanoma -- Congresses 1
Meteorology -- Observations -- Trinidad 1
National parks and reserves 1
Northern fur seal 1
Northern fur seal—Law and legislation 1
Oceanographic submersibles 1
Ornithologists 1
Pribilof Islands (Alaska) 1
Primates -- Africa 1
Protected areas 1
Public aquariums 1
Public aquariums -- Administration 1
Public aquariums -- Design and construction 1
Reptiles -- Guyana 1
Reptiles -- Trinidad 1
Reptiles -- Venezuela 1
Rodents -- Canada 1
Scientific expeditions -- Central America 1
Scientific expeditions -- Costa Rica 1
Scientific expeditions -- Haiti 1
Scientific expeditions -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) 1
Scientific expeditions -- Labrador (N.L.) 1
Scientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea 1
Scientific expeditions -- Peru Current 1
Scientific expeditions -- Sargasso Sea 1
Scientific expeditions -- West Indies 1
Scientific expeditions--Asia 1
Syrinx (Bird anatomy) 1
Tropics -- Research 1
Underwater exploration 1
Vertebrates -- Catalogs and collections 1
Vertebrates -- Identification 1
Whale populations 1
Whale sounds 1
Whaling ships 1
Wild animal collecting 1
Wildlife conservation -- Law and legislation 1
Wildlife conservation -- Sudan 1
Wildlife conservationists 1
Wildlife conservation—Galapagos Islands 1
Wildlife management 1
Xiphophorus 1
Zoo animals 1
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New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research 11
Beebe, William, 1877-1962 10
Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.) 6
Anable, Gloria Hollister 3
Tee-Van, John 3
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New York Zoological Park 2
Struhsaker, Thomas T. 2
Albatross (Steamer) 1
Asaeda, Toshio, 1893-1968 1
Barton, Otis 1
Blair, W. Reid, (William Reid), 1875- 1
Bostelmann, Else (Else Winkler von Röder), 1882-1961 1
Boyden, Douglas 1
Butler, John H. J. 1
Carr, Archie Fairly, 1945- 1
Clark, Susan G., 1942- 1
Cooper, Isabel, 1892-1984 1
Cox and Stevens 1
Crandall, Lee S., (Lee Saunders), 1887-1969 1
Crane, Jocelyn 1
Davall, Grace 1
Dickerman, Donald Horace, 1893- 1
Elton, Charles S., (Charles Sutherland), 1900-1991 1
Franklin, Dwight 1
Geske, E. J. (Erich John), 1873-1934 1
Goelet, Robert G. 1
Gordon, Myron, 1899-1959 1
Gosner, Kenneth L., 1925- 1
Hartley, Rachel M. 1
Howes, Paul Griswold, 1892-1983 1
Hubbs, Carl L., (Carl Leavitt), 1894-1979 1
Kallman, Klaus D. 1
Kibale Forest Reserve (Uganda) 1
King, F. Wayne (Frederic Wayne), 1936- 1
Lewis, D. M., (Dale M.) 1
Miller, Llewellyn 1
Mittermeier, Russell A. 1
New York Aquarium 1
New York Aquarium. Fish Genetics Laboratory 1
New York Zoological Society. Animal Research and Conservation Center. 1
New York Zoological Society. Center for Field Biology and Conservation. 1
New York Zoological Society. Conservation Department. 1
New York Zoological Society. International Conservation Division. 1
New York Zoological Society. Ornithology Department 1
Payne, Roger, 1935-2023 1
Peyton, Bernard 1
Rosen, Donn Eric, 1929-1986 1
Schaller, George B. 1
Schlageter, Laura, 1922-2000 1
Swanson, George Alan, 1908-1968 1
Taylor, Anna Heyward, 1879-1956 1
Tee-Van, Helen Damrosch, 1893-1976 1
Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944 1
United States. Bureau of Fisheries 1
United States. Department of the Navy 1
Western, David 1
Wildlife Conservation International (New York Zoological Society). 1
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